MENTAL CATEGORY

The mental category of detained PATIENTS only, and it should be classified as designated in the Mental Health Act 1983. A PATIENT should be included under only one MENTAL CATEGORIES.

Note: Patients detained under Section 2, 4, 5, 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 do not have a specified form of mental disorder and, therefore, the 'not specified' classification should be used.

National Codes:

1 Mental illness
2 Mental impairment
3 Severe mental impairment
4 Psychopathic disorder
5 Not specified
 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context Alias
plural MENTAL CATEGORIES